[ garth ] great businesses deserve the most rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! what's in your wallet? [ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back, everyone. new numbers from the scensus bureau show in 2011 just over 16% of americans, that is over 50 million people, were living below the poverty line. >> there's this new report from the half in ten campaign ends to cut the u.s. poverty over half in the next decade. they said it goes hand in hand with solutions to fix yur economy. los angeles democratic mayor anthony vee villaraigosa, mr. mayor, good to see you. good morning. >> hi, brooke, how are you? >> i'm wonderful. >> i hear you're in new york here. >> for just a hot second i am. but let me ask you this. when you look at the timing of this report you'll be presenting today, you combine it with all these talks, negotiations with the fiscal cliff, is there any way to sort of tile this together, you know, the fight a